How are these AI courses ranked?

By what learners rate each course, weighted by how many people rated it, and by how many people took it. A 5.0 from 3 people does not outrank a 4.8 from 50,000. Courses with no ratings rank by reach.

Which AI course should a complete beginner start with?

Pick the Beginner level, then a topic like AI basics or Use AI at work. The top of that list is beginner courses with high ratings from many learners, and many are free to start.

Are there free AI courses?

Yes. Use the Price filter: Free courses cost nothing, and Free to start courses let you audit or try the first part before you pay for a certificate.

Where does the course data come from?

From each platform's own catalogue pages and public course lists: titles, levels, ratings, learner counts, length and price as the platform shows them. Prices can change; the platform's page has the current price.

Can a platform pay to rank higher?

No. The order comes only from ratings and reach. Some links may earn us a commission. Commissions play no part in the order.

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#151Skillshare· Course
Data Science and Machine Learning with Python - Hands On!
Frank Kane
4.4 (158) out of 5 from 158 ratings14.4K learners11 hours
BeginnerMachine learning
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#152Coursera· Course
Data Science for Business Innovation
28DIGITAL
4.3 (274) out of 5 from 274 ratings16K learners7 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#153Simplilearn· Course
Python for Data Science Free Course with Certificate
4.5 out of 516.7K learners
All levelsData science
Free to startView course ↗
#154DataCamp· Course
Intermediate SQL Querying with AI
4.8 (316) out of 5 from 316 ratings2.3K learners3 hours
BeginnerData science
Free to startView course ↗
#155Great Learning· Course
Statistics for Data Science
Great Learning Academy
4.5 (439) out of 5 from 439 ratings8.8K learners1 hour
BeginnerData science
FreeView course ↗
#156Coursera· Course
Automation & Advanced Techniques with Copilot in Excel
Microsoft
4.5 (77) out of 5 from 77 ratings12.7K learners20 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#157Coursera· Course
Power BI & Power Virtual Agents
Microsoft
4.2 (55) out of 5 from 55 ratings16.2K learners9 hours
BeginnerLLMs and agents
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#158Udemy· Course
Data Science:Data Mining & Natural Language Processing in R
Minerva Singh
4.5 (500) out of 5 from 500 ratings14 hours
All levelsMachine learning
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#159Coursera· Course
Advanced Data Analysis & Visualization with Copilot in Excel
Microsoft
4.3 (53) out of 5 from 53 ratings14K learners20 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#160Coursera· Course
Python for Data Science
Fractal Analytics
12.4K learners40 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#161Udemy· Course
Prompt Engineering for Data Analysis Python, Pandas, ChatGPT
Saad A
4.2 (1.2K) out of 5 from 1,199 ratings14 hours
All levelsLLMs and agents
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#162edX· Course
Ethics in AI and Data Science
The Linux Foundation
4.3 (27) out of 5 from 27 ratings12.4K learners24 hours
BeginnerData science
Free to auditView course ↗
#163Alura· Course
Curso Excel com IA: mapeando e evoluindo processos
4.5 out of 512K learners8 hours
All levelsData sciencePortuguese
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#164Udemy· Course
Tensorflow Deep Learning - Data Science in Python
Minerva Singh
4.6 (361) out of 5 from 361 ratings7.5 hours
All levelsMachine learning
PaidView course ↗
#165Udemy· Course
Learn & Deploy Data Science Web Apps with Streamlit
G Sudheer, datascience Anywhere, VedicSkill Academy
4.4 (565) out of 5 from 565 ratings6.5 hours
All levelsData science
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#166Coursera· Course
Microsoft 365 Copilot AI: Excel, Word, Teams, Outlook +
Knowledge Accelerators
4.6 (77) out of 5 from 77 ratings7.9K learners4 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#167Simplilearn· Course
Generative AI for Data Analytics Free Course
4.5 out of 511.3K learners
All levelsData science
Free to startView course ↗
#168Coursera· Course
Command Line Tools for Genomic Data Science
Johns Hopkins University
4.0 (580) out of 5 from 580 ratings34.2K learners4 hours
All levelsData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#169Simplilearn· Course
Data Science with R Certification Course
4.5 out of 511K learners
All levelsData science
Free to startView course ↗
#170Codecademy· Course
Learn How to Use AI for SQL
4.5 (174) out of 5 from 174 ratings7.9K learners1 hour
BeginnerData science
PaidView course ↗
#171DataCamp· Course
Introduction to Predictive Analytics in Python
4.8 (246) out of 5 from 246 ratings4 hours
BeginnerData science
Free to startView course ↗
#172Coursera· Path or specialization
Data Science and Analysis Tools - from Jupyter to R Markdown
Codio
4.0 (26) out of 5 from 26 ratings13K learners48 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#173Coursera· Course
Python for Data Visualization: Matplotlib & Seaborn
Dr. Ryan Ahmed
4.6 (79) out of 5 from 79 ratings7.2K learners2 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#174Codecademy· Path or specialization
Data Scientist: Inference Specialist
10.1K learners85 hours
BeginnerData science
US$29.99View course ↗
#175Coursera· Course
Data Analysis and Visualization with Generative AI in Excel
Microsoft
4.9 (22) out of 5 from 22 ratings7.5K learners12 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#176Coursera· Course
Generative AI for Data Science with Copilot
Microsoft
4.7 (42) out of 5 from 42 ratings6.8K learners7 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#177Pluralsight· Course
Data Science: Executive Briefing
Matthew Renze
4.5 (353) out of 5 from 353 ratings30 min
BeginnerData science
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#178Pluralsight· Course
ChatGPT Enterprise: Advanced Data Analysis
Tim Warner
4.5 (345) out of 5 from 345 ratings30 min
BeginnerData science
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#179Coursera· Course
AI-Powered Data Analysis: A Practical Introduction
University of Michigan
4.5 (31) out of 5 from 31 ratings7.3K learners5 hours
BeginnerData science
Subscription, US$59/moView course ↗
#180Coursera· Course
ChatGPT & Generative AI for Data Analytics
Maven Analytics
4.8 (24) out of 5 from 24 ratings6.4K learners4 hours
BeginnerData science
FreeView course ↗

How we rank AI courses

How are these AI courses ranked?: By what learners rate each course, weighted by how many people rated it, and by how many people took it. A 5.0 from 3 people does not outrank a 4.8 from 50,000. Courses with no ratings rank by reach.
Which AI course should a complete beginner start with?: Pick the Beginner level, then a topic like AI basics or Use AI at work. The top of that list is beginner courses with high ratings from many learners, and many are free to start.
Are there free AI courses?: Yes. Use the Price filter: Free courses cost nothing, and Free to start courses let you audit or try the first part before you pay for a certificate.
Where does the course data come from?: From each platform's own catalogue pages and public course lists: titles, levels, ratings, learner counts, length and price as the platform shows them. Prices can change; the platform's page has the current price.
Can a platform pay to rank higher?: No. The order comes only from ratings and reach. Some links may earn us a commission. Commissions play no part in the order.